Dumbbells Workout Routine at Home

You will have to up grade pretty quickly. Maybe invest in a dumbell set that has the different plates so you can adjust your weight.
My only suggestion is to keep looking on the web, there are heaps on Pinterest, tumblr etc. Youtube is great too, a few awesome channels that change up at home workouts.

This is a simple short routine from the Marine corp site.
What ever weights you are using is personal to you. We all start at different points. the goal is progress.
What I like about this one is it is based on time for each circuit.



20 Minutes Circuit Workout

(*choose light weights for max reps)

1) Bench press* or pushups - max in 1:00
2) Squats - max in 1:00
3) Pullups or pulldowns - 1:00
4) Bike or jog - 3:00
5) Military press* - 1:00
6) Lunges - 1:00 each leg
7) Bicep curls - 1:00
8) Bike or jog - 3:00
9) Tricep extensions.- 1:00
10) Leg ext - 1:00 (requires leg machines - or repeat squats with weights)
11) Leg curls - 1:00 (requires leg machines - or repeat lunges with weights)
12) Situps - 2:00
13) Crunches - 2:00
14) Stretch

Try Tony Venuto's:
You can substitute dumb bells for the barbell sets pictured as well:
http://burnthefatfeedthemuscle.com/the_new_body_28_workout.html

These are some good ideas, I will have to check them out.

All of the above are great suggestions. My weight workouts are only using dumbbells, but I have an adjustable set that goes from 10 pounds to 55 pounds. It's worth the investment if you want to lift heavy. Load progression is key.

I workout 30 minutes each on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, much like you plan on doing. I looked up compound lifts modified for dumbbells. So now I do the 4 big lifts (OHP, bench, deadlift, squat) modified for dumbbells instead of barbell. Youtube is your friend here.

I also incorporate bodyweight exercises into my routine. I used to hate pushups, but now I enjoy doing them. I'd probably say it's the best full-body bodyweight exercise.

which adjustable bells did you get? I've been toying between the bowflex and the power blocks, seems like each has their ups and downs.

+1 on the body weight. My current routine is all body weight with the exception of deads and squats. check out a guy like Al Kavadlo if you want to see what straight bodyweight can get you- calisthenics progressions are very effective.

I got the Weider adjustable set. It's just like this set in the picture, but mine is a few years old now. I got them at Sears during a Labor Day sale, I think. I wouldn't get a Bowflex set. Those are twice as expensive as others just because you're paying for the name.

For overall conditioning i started with the Spartacus workout- check youtube there is a 1.0 and 2.0 version it's basically circuit training, cooks the whole body and low rest intervals makes it a good calorie burn for your time investment.

Just took a look at this, & it is AWESOME!! Can't quite get through it yet (I'm a weakling, lol) but I look forward to getting to where I can!

For overall conditioning i started with the Spartacus workout- check youtube there is a 1.0 and 2.0 version it's basically circuit training, cooks the whole body and low rest intervals makes it a good calorie burn for your time investment.

Just took a look at this, & it is AWESOME!! Can't quite get through it yet (I'm a weakling, lol) but I look forward to getting to where I can!

I think the 2.0 timing is more realistic. I started on 1.0 with the 60/15 work/rest split and i had to pause to catch my breath after every few exercises. I think the 40/20 they use in 2.0 makes more sense for a beginner.

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